FabGuys.com forum: How far back in time does being recognised as gay go

By *ammy aka Sammy OP TV/TS
4 weeks ago

Bedford

Same sex partners have been around for thousands but just how far back does it go x

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By *hyna HutchMan
4 weeks ago

valleys

I think it was when two cavemen were wrestling over a food kill and then started kissing. 😍😍

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By *arfield53TV/TS
4 weeks ago

Atherton

I'm sure it goes back to pre biblical times, and probably almost to the first beings that could be described as human.

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By *ammy aka Sammy OP TV/TS
4 weeks ago

Bedford

Yes Greeks Egyptians Romans they were all into same sex x

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By *dstefiMan
4 weeks ago

Solihull

Pre-human. Homosexual behaviour has been observed in primates and other animals.

J expect the odd T-Rex may have been partial to some dinosaur cock.

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By *uvetdaysMan
4 weeks ago

Cumbria

The ancient Greeks were definitely open about it. The Romans weren't particularly shy about man on man fun..

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By *hyna HutchMan
4 weeks ago

valleys

Then it went tits up here ......

Buggery Act 1533: This was the first law to criminalize male homosexual acts, making them punishable by death.

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By *eedsbearmanMan
4 weeks ago

Leeds

69 AD

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By *eepeter4Man
4 weeks ago

Bournemouth

I blame Kenneth Williams

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By *osie888Man
4 weeks ago

Bathgate

for me its nature to want sex m or f its us as a species stigmatises it

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By *eopard99Man
4 weeks ago

Coningsby

Under Emperor Justinian I (Byzantine Empire, 6th century), homosexual acts were officially criminalized, linking them to divine punishment (e.g., earthquakes, plagues).

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By *ammy aka Sammy OP TV/TS
4 weeks ago

Bedford

"Then it went tits up here ......

Buggery Act 1533: This was the first law to criminalize male homosexual acts, making them punishable by death."
think you could be soot on ,as before then it was okay to have samme sex relationship xx

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By *aremanMan
4 weeks ago

Wymondham

Probably from before 500BC - Leviticus prescribes the death penalty. The Assyrians may have had the same idea.

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By *ildwestheroMan
4 weeks ago

Llandrindod Wells

"Then it went tits up here ......

Buggery Act 1533: This was the first law to criminalize male homosexual acts, making them punishable by death.think you could be soot on ,as before then it was okay to have samme sex relationship xx "

It was a punishable offence during the medieval period. One of the accusations used against the Knights Templar when they were dissolved back in 1307.

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By *3versMan
4 weeks ago

glasgow

"Probably from before 500BC - Leviticus prescribes the death penalty. The Assyrians may have had the same idea."

Are Assyrians a posh word for gays?

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By *im le2Man
3 weeks ago

aylestone leic

Adam n eve had two sons.

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By *0yguyMan
3 weeks ago

Cumberland

Simple answer: from time immemorial.

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By *ildwestheroMan
3 weeks ago

Llandrindod Wells

"Adam n eve had two sons. "

Three actually. Cain, Abel and Seth.

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By *andomguy321Man
3 weeks ago

reading

The 1930s

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By *ammy aka Sammy OP TV/TS
3 weeks ago

Bedford

Seems like it was quite okay until someone decided it wasn't

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By *ildwestheroMan
3 weeks ago

Llandrindod Wells

The Sacred Band of Thebes--an army made up of 150 gay male couples--was 4th century B.C. Not sure when some miserable old prude wrote the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy but think it was well before then. Probably dates back to when early man discovered sex was fun as well as for procreation.

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By *espectdueMan
3 weeks ago

Stratford-Upon-Avon

Ancient mesopotamia, 4000bc I believe.

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By *evanianMan
3 weeks ago

Flintshire

Same-sex relationships have been documented in human societies for around 4,400 years, but likely existed earlier in pre-human species.

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By *issy crystalTV/TS
3 weeks ago

Hook

Humans have been around for millions of years. No doubt homosexual sex between them has been around just as long. Probably also in pre-human species too. I'd wager daddy eukaryotes have been using little sissy eukaryotes for a few billion years.

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By *hyna HutchMan
3 weeks ago

valleys

Bum fun between consenting same sex adults isn't even on the same page of 'bad things' as say ... Murder.

Isn't it incredible that it was punished by, well ... Murder.

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By *xLedZepxx2Man
3 weeks ago

Didcot

It's worth noting that in antiquity it was ok for masters to have sex with male sl@ves, often boys, it was about power more than anything else, sl@ves were seen as property not as people, this is what got Hadrian in a bit of trouble, he saw Antinous as a lover rather than a sl@ve and there's some debate as to whether Antinous's drowning in the Nile was actually an accident.

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By (user no longer on site)
3 weeks ago

"I'm sure it goes back to pre biblical times, and probably almost to the first beings that could be described as human."

Aye if sodomy was forbidden in the bible.. I think you're right.. when cavemen were about I'm sure they tried all sorts.. sex is one of the oldest forms of entertainment.

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By *ammy aka Sammy OP TV/TS
3 weeks ago

Bedford

It's quite interesting when you delve into the history of gayness, it hasn't been that long since men actually wore trousers not saying they were cross dressers just an observation. X

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By *xLedZepxx2Man
3 weeks ago

Didcot

"It's quite interesting when you delve into the history of gayness, it hasn't been that long since men actually wore trousers not saying they were cross dressers just an observation. X"

That's not strictly true, humans have been wearing trousers in some form for thousands of years, it depended on climate, Roman soldiers wore trousers in the colder weather in northern and central Europe

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By *SAOFMan
3 weeks ago

Work/Play in London, live in Kent

There is a debate to be had about whether how far back being gay goes is a question about people doing things we call gay now or calling themselves gay.

The classicals in Greece and Rome were perfectly aware of same gender sexual activity. They would not have called it that of course. This use of gender less than a decade old in common usage.

Even in the first half of the 20th century there were more men who had sex with men who did things that they viewed as homosexual but did not consider themselves a homosexual person. This way of thinking is not rare even now.

While most men who have sex with men now consider themselves homosexual or bisexual or gay or bi it is now less common but still not rare to find as cock-appreciating straight man.

As such being a gay person is likely to have a short history but being a person who has gay sex is as old as time.

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